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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mailbox: Prevent out-of-bounds access in fw_mbox_index_xlate() Although it is guided that `#mbox-cells` must be at least 1, there are many instances of `#mbox-cells = <0>;` in the device tree. If that is the case and the corresponding mailbox controller does not provide `fw_xlate` and of_xlate` function pointers, `fw_mbox_index_xlate()` will be used by default and out-of-bounds accesses could occur due to lack of bounds check in that function.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-05-01 | Published 2026-05-06 | Updated 2026-05-07 | Assigner Linux

Product status

Default status
unaffected

2b6d83e2b8b7de82331a6a1dcd64b51020a6031c (git) before 2662ed331a69c0b551f78af58f12eb629a89a36f
affected

2b6d83e2b8b7de82331a6a1dcd64b51020a6031c (git) before 31c4c67dec3362094a6747a171a4848e98542265
affected

2b6d83e2b8b7de82331a6a1dcd64b51020a6031c (git) before 01d9a8c2615d436b2b30c19c1afe9fcd5726ff6d
affected

2b6d83e2b8b7de82331a6a1dcd64b51020a6031c (git) before 4caae8168d1b808c7d4ff481295292e3f97f90fb
affected

2b6d83e2b8b7de82331a6a1dcd64b51020a6031c (git) before f50b39fd7c72a8734153644ee945ca0d8b2e65ab
affected

2b6d83e2b8b7de82331a6a1dcd64b51020a6031c (git) before fcd7f96c783626c07ee3ed75fa3739a8a2052310
affected

Default status
affected

3.18
affected

Any version before 3.18
unaffected

6.1.167 (semver)
unaffected

6.6.130 (semver)
unaffected

6.12.77 (semver)
unaffected

6.18.16 (semver)
unaffected

6.19.6 (semver)
unaffected

7.0 (original_commit_for_fix)
unaffected

References

git.kernel.org/...c/2662ed331a69c0b551f78af58f12eb629a89a36f

git.kernel.org/...c/31c4c67dec3362094a6747a171a4848e98542265

git.kernel.org/...c/01d9a8c2615d436b2b30c19c1afe9fcd5726ff6d

git.kernel.org/...c/4caae8168d1b808c7d4ff481295292e3f97f90fb

git.kernel.org/...c/f50b39fd7c72a8734153644ee945ca0d8b2e65ab

git.kernel.org/...c/fcd7f96c783626c07ee3ed75fa3739a8a2052310

cve.org (CVE-2026-43281)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-43281)

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